14th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival: August 9-18, 2018

SUBMISSIONS now OPEN

Description:

HollyShorts Film Festival is an organization devoted to showcasing the best and brightest short films from around the globe, advancing the careers of filmmakers through screenings, networking events, and various panel and forums. The HollyShorts Film festival showcases the top short films produced 40- minutes or less. Categories include Short Animation, Short Live Action, Short Documentary, Music Video, Webisode, Commercials, Youth Film and Digital Microbudget.

Recently named an Academy Awards® Qualifying Festival.

Submission Deadline

Regular Deadline: April 6, 2018

Late Deadline: May 18, 2018

Extended Deadline: June 1, 2018

Notifications to arrive: On/Around- July 16, 2018

Awards & Prizes:

HSFF awards prizes from sponsors Panavision, Final Draft, Lightspeed EPS, True Vision Entertainment, and many others! Awards go to over 20 categories including Best Short, Best Director, Best Animation, Best Doc, Best Cinematography, Best Music Video, Best Commercial, Best VR, etc. Distribution opportunities available for winners via Bitpix, ShortsTV, and Indieflix.

Categories Awarded*

Best Action

Best Animation

Best Cinematographer

Best Grand Jury Award

Best Comedy

Best Commercial

Best Director

Best Diversity

Best Doc

Best Drama

Best Editing

Best Female Director

Best Horror

Best International

Best LGBT

Best Music Video

Best Narrative

Best Panavision Future Filmmaker Award

Best Period piece

Best Producer

Best Sci Fi

Best Screenplay

Best Shot On Film

Best Short Film Grand Prize**

Best Student

Best Thriller

Best TV Category

Best VFX

Best Web Series

Best Youth

Honorable Mention

Honorable Mention

Jury Selection Award

Screenplay Runner Up

Screenplay Runner Up

*Categories subject to change

**Academy Awards® Qualifying Category

Rules & Terms:

Films and videos submitted to the Festival will be considered for competitive categories. Oscar nominated films may be submitted for screening but not in the competitive categories.

By submitting your film for consideration for the 14th Annual HollyShorts Film Festival, you agree for HollyShorts to screen your short film if it is an official selection for this year's festival and are obligated to your commitment. All films will screen on DCP unless otherwise mentioned. Total Run Time including credits should be no longer than 40 mins.

ACADEMY AWARDS® QUALIFYING FILM FESTIVAL

Recipients of the HollyShorts Film Festival Best Short Film Grand Prize will be eligible for consideration in the Live Action Short Film category of the Academy Awards® without the standard theatrical run, provided the film otherwise complies with the Academy Rules.